0803 Optimizing Adjusting Biomechanics: Making small people stronger and big people more specific by working smarter

STAY AT THE LEADING EDGE WITH PROHEALTH CE SEMINARS

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Katherine Chung, BSc, ND, Lac (4’11”)

Dr. Nikita Vizniak, RMT, DC (6')

Solid biomechanics can improve your adjusting skills — no matter the size of your frame!

Do you often feel disadvantaged as a smaller clinician? Do you want to learn how to increase your strength and effectiveness, or maybe you simply want to improve your adjusting skills no matter the size of your frame? Globally renowned clinician and educator Dr. Nikita Vizniak has been teaching adjusting joint mobes and exercises therapy for over 20 years, and is bringing his all-star student and now colleague, Dr. Katherine Chung (4’11”), to show the effectiveness of solid biomechanics and development of explosive power – get better at what you do!

Have fun, get real time feedback, save your hands, improve outcomes and prolong your career.

You will get the tools to make your treatments easier and more effective. With online video support at prohealthsys.com, attend the live seminar and learn from home.

We make smaller people stronger and more effective!

CREDITS: 3 PE

TEXTBOOKS

RECOMMENDED: Clinical Chiropractic

RECOMMENDED: Joint Play and Mobilization

MODULES FOR CERTIFICATION

0803 Optimizing Adjusting Biomechanics

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course this course will be able to:
- identify common biomechanical errors and assess the basic related clinical anatomy
- improve joint and soft tissue treatments for the region
- identify common biomechanical errors and modify their own treatment approaches
Assessment tools: observed student demonstration of skill, post seminar survey, web-based and in-person testing

CLASS LAYOUT

General class layout

~0.5 hr introduction to the course and assess common biomechanical issues for clinicians with hands on basic palpation, muscle testing, and orthopedic testing associated anatomy, basic screening tests
~1 hr discussion/demo of lumbar and SI joint set-ups and optimized mechanics with hands on palpation, muscle testing and mobilization of tissue
~1 hr discussion / demo of thoracic, ribs, and CT set-ups and optimized mechanics, with hands on palpation, muscle testing, orthoneuro testing and mobilization of tissue
~0.5 hr discussion/demo of cervical set-ups and optimized mechanics, with hands on palpation, muscle testing, and orthoneuro testing, and treatment of associated pathoanatomy
Class review, questions, and closing remarks